the shop is officially updated. thanks for all the great response from the new foldover clutch with a removable strap. i made four of those and they are all sold already, but i will certainly be making more very soon, so keep an eye out. also, you can now see my instagram photos even if you don't have an iphone. to see lots of photos of my dog and purses, just go here. i'm off to pack up orders and sew the day away! xo, hank

metal zippers + leather corners

new items! i will be adding them to the shop shortly. i have been sewing and sewing and sewing! i've been making small batches of new items, and setting aside a few of each for the renegade craft fair in brooklyn (june 23+24!). i also have my show [of sewn drawings] coming up at vagabond june 1st, so i am trying my best to multitask and make the most of each day so i don't fall behind. being productive feels pretty great! plus i finally started shredding (bought the dvd almost a year ago and just recently opened it for the first time- ha!) a few days ago, so i have lots of new energy. and pretty soon everyone is going to say 'where's katie henry and who's that girl with all the muscles?' that is, if you can find me under the giant pile of purses i'm hoping to sew in the coming weeks...

made this set of zipper purses for a bride to give to her bridesmaids (grey + cream wedding colors)

outside over there

i have been working on a new set of sewn drawings for an upcoming show at vagabond boutique (check out their blog and new web shop!). the opening is on first friday in june (june 1st), at vagabond boutique in old city. hopefully the sun will be shining and i hope to see some of you there if you can make it! i posted some sneak peeks of some of the pieces on instagram (user name madebyhank) if you want to jump over there to check them out. i'll also post them to the madebyhank facebook page soon, for those of you without smartphones. more soon. but for now it's back to the sewing machine i go! xo, hank